Fair Trade Commission (South Korea)
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) is South Korea's regulatory authority for economic competition. It was established in 1981 within the Economic Planning Board. The establishing law was the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (MRFTA), Law No. 3320, December 31, 1980. In 1994, the Fair Trade Commission and its secretariat were separated from the Economic Planning Board as an independent vice ministerial-level, central administrative organization. In 1996, the status of the KFTC Chairman was elevated from vice-ministerial to ministerial level.
| 공정거래위원회 公正去來委員會 Gongjeong Georae Wiwonhoe | |
FTC headquarters in Sejong | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | December 23, 1994 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
| Headquarters | Sejong, South Korea |
| Agency executive |
|
| Website | ftc.go.kr |
| Fair Trade Commission | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gongjeong Georae Wiwonhoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kongjŏng Kŏrae Wiwŏnhoe |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.